As a certified B Corp, each year, we publish an impact report to share with our community of team, clients, and even the public. For B Corps, transparency is important because it informs and inspires.
Keep reading to see what we shared with our certifiers, B Lab, and find out what we accomplished in 2019.
ABOUT COLIBRI DIGITAL MARKETING
In business since 2012 and first certified as a B Corp in 2016, Colibri Digital Marketing is San Francisco’s first and only full-service B Corp-certified digital marketing agency. We are woman-owned and LGBTBE-certified through the NGLCC.
Our services include:
- Branding
- Marketing plans
- Websites
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Social media marketing
- Advertising
- Email marketing
- Content marketing
- Analytics
Industry agnostic, our clients range from startups and e-commerce businesses to authors and brick-and-mortar businesses looking to build their businesses through digital marketing transformation. We use a collaborative approach to partner with people and organizations that need support crossing the digital divide.
B CORP IMPACT REPORT
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Co-lead: We The Change Radical Inclusion action group
- Received a $5,000 MedaSF grant for women entrepreneurs
- Received the 2019 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethical Business
- Semi-finalist, SheEO Ventures
- B Corp recertification
- Highest yearly revenue in company history
- Partnered with more B corp businesses than ever in company history
GOVERNANCE
This year we:
- Produced an Impact Report (you are reading it!)
- Created an advisory board
- Changed from Wells Fargo to Beneficial State Bank
WORKERS
This year we:
- Raised wages for our Director of Operations
- Increased transparency into our business
- Delivered an equity, diversity, and inclusivity survey via Culture Amp
- Created an Employee Satisfaction Survey via Survey Monkey
COMMUNITY
This year we:
- Volunteered as a walk leader for WalkSF’s yearly Peak to Peak fundraiser
- Volunteered on the SF Waldorf High School Parent Diversity Committee
- Provided over $24,000 in pro bono work to the Golden Gate Business Association
- Served as Communications Chair for the Golden Gate Business Association board of directors
- Paid for 8 volunteer hours for a team member to serve at his child’s school
- Served on the advisory board for QuickHaven, a benefit corporation seeking startup funding to create temporary and emergency shelter for people without homes and disaster victims
- Co-led the Radical Inclusion action group for We The Change
ENVIRONMENT
This year we:
- Purchased carbon offsets
- Switched to 100% renewable energy through the city of San Francisco’s partnership with PG&E
- Continued to use green servers to power our website and our client websites
- Researched the purchase of solar packs so that our computers and cellphones can be solar powered, which will take us “off-grid” except for internet
CUSTOMERS
This year we:
- Created and implemented post-training surveys for our training modules
- Served women, minority, B Corp, and LGBTBE-certified businesses
- Worked with over 75% local businesses, including two foundations
GOALS FOR 2020
Like many of you, our goals for 2020 shifted dramatically with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our main goal this year has shifted to “Let’s get through this!”
So far, we have not had layoffs and are staying afloat.
If you want to learn more about B Corp certification or mission-aligned marketing, reach out.
If you would like to schedule a complimentary digital strategy session, click the big pink button, below!
